There are hopes that Alabama football fans can one day take their favorite alcoholic beverage into the stands with them.

Patrick Fitzgerald is a member of the university's Student Government Association. He started a petition just a few days ago that calls for the Southeastern Conference to repeal its ban on alcohol sales at Bryant-Denny Stadium and other sporting venues. The petition has about 120 signatures so far.

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"And the main thing that we want to get out of this is making sure that game day is a lot safer than it is right now," Fitzgerald said.

He told WVTM 13 News that allowing alcohol at games would cut down on binge drinking before games and hopefully prevent alcohol-related injuries. Fitzgerald also said it could generate a couple of million dollars in revenue that could go towards scholarships and other student services, like transportation.

"You've got West Virginia University as our best example in this project," Fitzgerald added. "They started selling alcohol in 2011-2012 and ever since then, they've had a 35 percent decrease in game day arrests. I mean, that's huge."

The associate commissioner of the SEC told WVTM 13 News that he and other SEC officials have heard about the petition. However, he said they have no further comment at this time.